New to me XCarve 1000

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I just recently purchased a used XCarve 1000x1000. The person I bought it from purchased it in 2019. Wondering if someone could give me a couple pointers. The machine is equipped with homing switches, a dust shoe and a Dewalt 611 router. Here are my questions

  1. When I hit the home button on my machine it goes to the farthest left corner. Should I reset the homing switches so it lines up with the corner of the lines on the wasteboard (left front corner)?
  2. When I am changing out bits on a two bit cut, my XY axis moves freely. Is it suppose to do this? I’ve tried hitting the lock machine button and it does not seem to do anything. When I set up a carve I also set my XY to the left front corner of my material. If I hit the work zero it never goes to that spot.
  3. Is it worth upgrading the belts, motor and Z axis on this machine?

Any help or suggestions anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Jason

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It should be homing right the way it is. To lock the stepper motors you need to change your setting for $1 to $1=255 and that should hold it. As far as the upgrade i am sure it would be better.

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Hi Jason,

Ive just got a new/old Xcarve too.

  1. I just set the homing switches up for X and Y so they gave me as much workspace as possible without fouling any part of the Xcarve.

  2. Havent done a 2-part cut yet, but as per other post you can set X-Controller DIP switches on X and Y axis to lock out the motors so it wont move.

  3. I’ve got the old NEMA 23 servos and 6mm belts. I was going to purchase the upgrade kit, but for me it seems to be doing fine for what I need it to do.

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Although the upgrade kit is not mandatory, it certainly will improve your overall experience with the XCarve. I did the upgrade on my machine and I am very happy that I did. It is much stronger, more stable, and I am able to cut faster thus saving time. I can’t think of any real downside to the upgrade.

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It’s great to see that you are still here helping so many people get the most out of their CNC machine.

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